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Old 08-03-2007, 04:19 PM
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Steve & Michael - Hi guys, I'm curious if either of you use compression when recording and/or playing live. Especially when recording. I find there's a wide dynamic range when recording a solo bass piece and I'm wondering if you control this with technique or compression or both.
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Old 09-18-2007, 10:39 PM
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Hi Steve,

Compression is a wonderful tool that can be easy to overuse. In general, I record without compression and use it as needed on mix down.
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Old 09-20-2007, 03:35 AM
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I'm the same - I have a couple of crazy shredding guitar-type sounds that have tonnes of compression to get big sustain, but for my 'normal' sounds, I don't use any, until I use multiband compression for mixing and mastering... As yo mention, having a wide dynamic range available is a great variable to have available when you're playing, and too much compression takes that away.

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